Edit — synonyms, definition

1. edit (Verb)

abbreviate abridge abstract amend blue-pencil bowdlerise bowdlerize censor clean clean up correct cut delete distil distribute edit out epitomise epitomize expunge expurgate • • •

edit (Verb) — Prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting. ex. "Edit a book on lexical semantics" ex. "she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages"

edit (Verb) — Supervise the publication of. ex. "The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years"

edit (Verb) — Separate and assemble the components of. ex. "edit film" ex. "edit out film"

edit (Verb) — Cut or eliminate. ex. "she edited the juiciest scenes"

alter bring out censor change issue modify publish put out release alter black out blank out bracket bracket out copyedit copyread cut up falsify hack interpolate subedit